St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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account of the limited demand for capital.
has brought suit against the Lowell
Mass.) Dsily Ners for So, ODD for libel The
action is based on statement made by
the paper that he advised a minor couple
to give false age in obtaining a MARI la sc
license.
HENRY WARD BEECHER died at 9:30 a. m.
on the Sth.
SECRETARY MANNING is to take a trip
abroad for the benefit of his health
NINA VAN ZANDT was, on the Sth, per-
mitted to visit the Chicago Jail and see
August Spies. She was not above to go
inside the cage, however.
COLUMBUS, KY. has, by ordinance pro
hiblted the issuance of license to sell in
toxicating liquor.
THE Rhode Island Democrats nominated
a full State ticket on the 5sh and Endorsed
the National Administration.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, has ordered blood
hounds from Philadelphia to hunt down
criminals.
THE funeral of the late American Con-
sul-Gcneral Heap occurred at CONSTANT
nople on the Sth with imposing cere
monies.
AN outbreak of half-breeds is appre
hended in Dakota and the military Of the
Territory is being placed in readiness for
service.
THE ocean yachts Coronet and Dauntless
expected to start from New York on their
great race across the Atlantic on the 10Th,
at noon.
Rowe, who killed Constable Logan at
Des Moines, Ia, was eXoneratci by the
coroner's jury. on the Sth, but was ar
rested subsequently on information
charging him with murder.
THE tailoring establishment of Ncoll in
New York was burned on the morning
of the Sth. In the excitement passengers
on an elevated railway train become panic
stricken, and many jumped Or fell to the
streets below, distance of thirty feet,
and an appalling loss of life and casualties
occurred.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made at the
Treasury Department to supply the de-
mand for small notes, silver certificates
and United States notes, which is very
large and is increasing daily.
THE Stanley expedition for the relief of
Emin Bey has arrived at Simonstown,
Cape of Good Hope. The expedition will
take the supplies awaiting it at Simons-
town and proceed on its journey.
1.-THE magnificent new brown stone build
ing for the use of the medical department
Of Western Reserve University at Cleve-
land, O., was dedicated on the Sth. The
structure cost $4,000 and was built by
John l.. Woods, the millionaire lumber
man. United States Senator Payne and
wife donated the SITE
WILBERT CLEARY, twenty-one years Of
age, son Of a commission merchant, COM
mitted suicide at his home in Washing
ton, d. c., on the Sth. He placed the
muzzle Of pistol in his mouth and fired,
the bullet passing upward and through
the brain. Ill health led to dependency
and the awful act.
THE Supreme Bench of Maryland over
ruled the motion for a new trial in the
case of John Thomas Ross, the negro
'burker.' who is under conviction of hay
ing murdered Emily Brown. On the 18th
he will be sentenced to be hanged.
A SHANGHAI telegram says rich
Christian merchant named Lo has been
executed there in disregard of French
mediation in his behalf. This is taken as
an indication that China has determined
to maintain her denial that France has any
right to protection on religious
grounds.
TIE Secretary of the Interior has direct
ed that all important decisions of his
office in pension cases, made during the
present calendar year, be printed from
time to time, and that at the end of the
year they be bound into a volume Orders
for this volume received by the public
printer before the work goes to press
will be filled at price ten per cent above
cost of printing and binding.
AN understanding has been reached be-
tween a committee representing the |
American Cattle Breeders Association
and the Commissioner of Agriculture
which promises more efficient cooperation |
between the association and the Depart |
nent of Agriculture in the suppression Of |
Lucy PARSONS, the female Anarchist of |
Chicago. was locked up at Columbus, O., |
IN the III, for unseemly conduct
THE debate in the German Reichstag on
the Septennate bill closed on the 9th, and !
he measure was passed with little oppo-
,ition.
WIN. G. HICKMAN, Of Boston, after swind-
ing some capitalists out of a large sum of
money, has skipped to Canada.
PRESIDENT GREEN, in making the West
'rn Union quarterly report, recommends
hat the dividend be passed
The Russian press is very bitter in its
of the alleged atrocious tt eat
nent of captured revolutionists by the
Bulgarian regents.
The Illinois Legislature is considering a
to purchase for the State the
Id Lincoln homestead
JUSTIN MCCARTHY has departed for Eu-
ope
The spec al grand jury to investigate
he alleged municipal crookedness in Chi
ago has begun its work
TIE British Admiralty exonerates the
american Legation at Lond on from any
art IN the navy-yard scandal for which
Terry was dismissed.
THE National Base Ball League meeting
t New York closed up its business on the
th, and adjourned until next year.
THE assizss at Dublin was closed by the
curt or the 9th, tn, announcement being
Jade from the bench that the iuries
Jere sure to acauit the accused